Tag Archives: William F. Buckley

ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Source:The New Democrat  By 1968 the Republican Party was definitely moving right ideologically, with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan having enormous influence in bringing to the GOP what would be called conservative libertarians today. And Richard Nixon with his 1968 … Continue reading

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Source:The New Democrat  The ultimate debate, when it comes to wit, humor, and intelligence was between Gore Vidal and Bill Buckley. You don’t need a moderator in a debate like this and there really wasn’t one, with Howard Smith letting … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The State of The Democratic Party (1985)

. Source:The New Democrat  What happened to the Democratic Party in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988 in those presidential defeats and in the case of 1980 when the not only lost the White House in a landslide, but lost … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Mark Lane (December 1, 1966)

. Source:The New Democrat  It is now clear that there were many holes in the Warren Report on the JFK Assassination. They did not know enough about Lee Harvey Oswald and probably didn’t look into other possibilities enough when it … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The 1988 Republican Presidential Candidates

. Source:The New Democrat  The Bob Dole intro was the most impressive to me because of how real it was and how real he is. Talking about his parents and family and his background and where he came from. Coming … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Milton Friedman – The Negative Income Tax (1968)

. Source:The New Democrat  I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is the National Basic Income. Because for … Continue reading

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Reason Party: Video: Oxford Union Debate, The American Civil Rights Movement

. This post was originally posted at FRS Daily Post on WordPress Bill Buckley seemed to be making the case that Africans were better off in America than they are in Africa or anywhere else in the world. Which may … Continue reading

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Reason Party: Oxford Union Debate: Is America The Land of The Free?

. Source:The Daily Post Back in the 1960s America was the land of the free the home of the brave. But for very few people with African-Americans being forced to essentially live in an authoritarian state. And live as servants … Continue reading

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Riverbends Channel: Video: NET Oxford Union Debate: Has The American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro

Source:The Daily Post You won’t find better debates than this one, with so many intelligent, thoughtful, respectful people, a debate with both James Baldwin and William Buckley. In this debate, they are addressing the biggest issue of the 1960s, perhaps … Continue reading

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Uncommon Knowledge With Peter Robinson: The Sixties With Christopher Hitchens & William F. Buckley (1998)

. Source:The FreeState The 1960s is a generation that I would’ve liked to experienced as an adult, but I come from one generation up, so that’s not possible. But it was really a revolutionary decade both politically and culturally with … Continue reading

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